Supreme Court sets date for hearing Jehovah's
Witnesses'
appeal

The hearing on the appeal of the decision of
the Russian
Supreme Court of 20 April 2017 regarding the liquidation of the
religious
organization "Administrative Center of Jehovah's in Russia" has
been
scheduled for 17 July2017.

The appeal was filed on 19 May 2017 by the
Administrative
Center.

In addition, corresponding appeals were sent
from all 395
liquidated local religious organizations of Jehovah's Witnesses.
The court's
decision also affected the rights of separate citizens, and
therefore no fewer
than 400 appeals have been sent to the court in the names of
individual
persons. (tr. by PDS, posted 2 June 2017)

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